Cage the Elephant – Skin And Bones (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am F Dm F [Verse 1]
  Am                               F
Close my eyes and drift into the silence

                 Dm
Barely see the ultraviolet

                           F
Slipped and fell into the deep end

Am                                 F
Oh, the sidewalk shimmer just like diamonds

                          Dm
All the empty words were flying

                               F
Well, the heart was low, but I never was alone
I never was alone [Chorus]
Am           C       Dm     F
   I've been running for so long

           Dm               F
All that's left is skin and bones

Dm             F
Close my eyes, fight to carry on

Am              C        Dm       F
   Sometimes it makes no sense at all

     Dm              F
If I stumble, will I fall?

     Dm                  F
If I fall, I'll tuck and roll

F        
Close my eyes and let the love-light guide me home
Let the love-light guide me home [Verse 2]
Am                            F
One step fades and falls into another

                    Dm
I'm not getting any further

                         F
Left you feeling like an alien

Am                                   F
All the shining sidewalks, they were lying

                         Dm
Lost myself while I was hiding

                             F
And the heart was low, but I never was alone
I never was alone [Chorus]
Am           C       Dm     F
   I've been running for so long

           Dm               F
All that's left is skin and bones

Dm             F
Close my eyes, fight to carry on

Am              C        Dm       F
   Sometimes it makes no sense at all

     Dm              F
If I stumble, will I fall?

     Dm                  F
If I fall, I'll tuck and roll

F        
Close my eyes and let the love-light guide me home
Let the love-light guide me home [Instrumental] Am F Dm F [Bridge]
Dm                      F
Hearts are empty almost all the time

Dm                     F
Blind devising ways to lead the blind

    Dm                        F
And it seems as if there's no end in sight

Dm                             F
I don't wanna be there when it all goes down

Dm                                    A5      B5
But if I gotta be there, don't let me hit the ground

      C5      D5
Can I hit the ground?
[Chorus]
Am           C       Dm     F
   I've been running for so long

           Dm               F
All that's left is skin and bones

Dm             F
Close my eyes, fight to carry on

Am              C        Dm       F
   Sometimes it makes no sense at all

     Dm              F
If I stumble, will I fall?

     Dm                  F
If I fall, I'll tuck and roll

F        
Close my eyes and let the love-light guide me home
Let the love-light guide me home, let the love-light guide you on